The Obligatory Halloween Post

Howdy folks! Sorry it's been a few weeks since I've posted. There ain't been much happening around these parts. The same ol' same ol', as the previous post points out.

In case you've been sequestered for jury duty, you know that yesterday was Halloween. And so we dressed our kids up in costumes and headed up to the church for our annual Fall Festival/Kids Karnival/whatever name it is this year. The carnival is a great time in the church parking lot. Lots of carnival booths, jump houses, a petting zoo, fire truck (with super-duper ladder extended up high!), police car (with flashing lights!), concessions, great music and some humorous banter over the PA system. A really fun time, if the kids can keep up with you.

Jack wanted to be a ghost. So I bought a cheap twin sheet set at Target and went to work, pinning, cutting and sewing the costume to custom-fit Jack's super squishy body. After the 5 whole minutes it took me to make the costume, Jack informs me that he doesn't want to wear it. Bummer. So Jack dressed up this year as a 4 year old boy.



Cade wanted to be a vampire for Halloween. But we told him no scary costumes (somehow, a plain ghost didn't qualify as scary. A vampire with blood around his mouth doesn't seem so cute on a 6 year old). So he just decided to wear his soccer uniform and be a soccer dude for Halloween. Fine with me! It's free! But after seeing Jack's ghost costume, Cade wanted one too. So I took the other sheet from the sheet set and custom-fit the costume to Cade's thin (aerodynamic!) body. Great! Unfortunately, Cade then informed me that he was going to stick with his soccer dude costume. Bummer. At least Cade was quasi-dressed for Halloween.



Now Claire Bear had to have a genuine cutesy costume. Since she's only 2 and doesn't have a vote, I deemed that she should be a ballerina. I found a pink leotard and ballet shoes at Target. We had pink tights. The only thing missing was the tutu. Thanks to the internet (if it's on the internet, then it's true!), I learned how to easily make a no-sew tutu. Claire didn't have a choice but to wear the costume I had put together for her. And she looked absolutely precious.


Here are some random photos taken from the evening:


A little putt putt. Grandad would be proud!




Jack playing a sifting for treats game.

Claire in the petting zoo. She kept trying to offer the chickens her Skittles.

Cade petting a ginormous BABY tortoise. This puppy will grow to be over 200 pounds by the time it's an adult!